“THEY SAY LOVE HITS YOU LIKE A BLINDING FLASH
BETWEEN THE EYES IF YOU ARE A GENTLEMAN,
AND BETWEEN THE LEGS IF YOU ARE NOT-“
J.P. DONLEAVY
YOU-SWEET LADY-TEND TO SWING WITH BOTH FISTS
SIMUTAINOUSLY- A PRETTY MOVEMENT-LIKE SWINGING THE CAPE
AT SOME ENRAGED BUT DISTRACTED BULL-ABOUT TO TAKE AN UNPREMEDITATED OATH OF CELEBACY CAUSED BY
UNEXPECTED ORGANIC IMPACT-BLINDING LIGHT/BREATHTAKING PAIN-
IMPLIES A ONE BODY TRIAGE-THE DOCTOR PLAYING DOCTOR
AT THE GOLF COURSE-THE NURSE LOOKING SUSPICIOUSLY
LIKE YOU DRESSED IN A VIRGINS UNIFORM-YOU FIX ME WITH
BANDAIDS AND REVOLVING DOORS WITH
FUNHOUSES AND FUNERALS WITH
THOSE SPECIAL MIRRORS THAT ONLY WORK IN
ZERO LIGHT / ZERO GRAVITY-
THE ONE’S AND ZERO’S ER-
LOVES RIGHT CROSS / LOVES WONDERFUL WEDGIE /
LOVES LIQUID CANDY /
DRIPPING FROM YOUR FIRST AID KIT SOON TO KILL MY FAVORITE GERMS-
INJURED GENTLEMAN BULLSEYE AWAITS INNOCULATION FROM YOUR
HYPERDERMIK TONGUE DEPRESSOR-GLADLY-
BLINDING BLOW TO THE
THIRD EYE-
BLINDING BLOW TO THE
UNSUSPECTING MARSHMELLOW TWINS
JUST HANGING AROUND
WAITING FOR GODOT-
I PARTIALLY REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME ALIENS ABDUCTED MY HEART-
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL / THEY WERE IN ORBIT-THEY TOOK ONE LOOK-
SENT IT BACK – SANS IMPLANT – CURIOUSLY THEY DID MARK IT
WITH A TATTOO-
“NOT TO BE USED INTERNALLY”
I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED–
BLOW TO THE EYE-
BLOW TO THE GROIN-
IN BETWEEN THE TATTOO-
KEVLAR JOCKY SHORTS / RUSTY IRON JOUSTING HELMETS
PROVIDE NO USEFUL SAFETY-YOU CANT TELL IF YOU’RE UNHURT
IF YOU CANT FEEL ANYTHING
THE GENTLE MAN MUST GRAB THE ROSES
IN HIS THORN BLOODIED HAND TO
SPANK YOU NICELY...
JUST TO THANK YOU FOR
THE COMPLICATED
BRUISES AND BLUES OF
LIFE’S SWEET SECONDS OF
LOVE...